🌪️🌀🌨️Hurricane Erin, Named After Me: A Force of Nature, A Legacy in Motion🌪️🌀⛈️

Hello Lovelies,

Around August 10, 2025—meteorologists announced the name of the season’s first hurricane: 

Erin. 
And today, on August 22, she’s not just a storm—she’s a sign. A record-breaking Category 5 hurricane whose very presence confirms what I’ve always known: this is my year.

While most Category 5s are feared for their destruction, Hurricane Erin did the unthinkable—she commanded attention without causing catastrophe. She swirled in the Atlantic with 160+ mph winds, one of the fastest intensifying and widest storms ever recorded. A massive, majestic force stretching from the Bahamas to Maine, her impact was undeniable—even as she stayed offshore.

That’s the energy I carry: not destructive, but disruptive. Not chaotic, but catalytic. Not aiming to break things—only to break through.

Satellite images captured her symmetry, her power, her unapologetic elegance. Coastal states issued warnings. Beaches shut down. Communities braced. But Erin wasn’t about devastation—she was a reminder of what’s possible when power is held with purpose.

And that’s exactly who I’ve become.

A Personal Storm: From Katrina to Global Strategy

Exactly 20 years ago, I sat at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Baton Rouge, watching the traffic on I-10 as Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans to evacuate. That moment changed everything. It wasn’t just the storm that shook the Gulf Coast—it was the calling that awakened in me.

In the chaos of Katrina, I found my assignment.

What began as a contract turned into a decade of service across federal, regional, state, and local governments. I worked alongside FEMA, DHS, HUD, and countless agencies, leading planning sections, disaster recovery programs, and strategic resilience efforts. From emergency housing to homeland security, I learned how to lead through storms.

That experience planted the seed for what is now Global Works Consulting Group (GWCG)—a firm I built from scratch to support governments, organizations, and entrepreneurs around the world.

Global Works Consulting Group (GWCG): A Storm-Proven Strategy Firm

GWCG is not just a consultancy—it’s a movement. Born from lived experience, powered by policy, and tailored for transformation, we offer:

⚙️ Strategic Solutions Across Sectors

•Emergency Management & Disaster Recovery

•Equity-Centered Grant Writing & Proposal Development

•Business Development for Federal, State, and Local Contracts

•Digital Transformation & Agile PMO Implementation

•Government & Public Sector Innovation Strategy

🌍 Dual-Continent Impact

From Washington D.C. to Accra, Ghana, I’ve built systems that bridge continents, contracts, and communities. My team and I help clients:

•Access millions in U.S. federal procurement

•Develop local-to-global market entry strategies

•Leverage diaspora engagement, policy advisory, and social impact frameworks

👥 We Empower

•Women-owned and minority-owned businesses seeking to scale

•Nonprofits navigating complex funding ecosystems

•Governments designing inclusive, sustainable solutions

I don’t just prepare people for the Deal Room—I build the Deal Room.

Category Erin: The Metaphor for a Movement

I see myself in this storm.

Hurricane Erin’s presence issues warnings—not to people—but to outdated systems, inequitable structures, and anyone still asking women to shrink their brilliance.

Some will always see storms as destructive. But I see them as divine disruptors—clearing the old so the new can rise.

Like her, I don’t apologize for my intensity. I honor it. I’ve become a duality global strategist: feminine and fierce, rooted and radical, government-smart and globally gifted.

When you encounter me, you encounter force and form, brilliance and balance. You encounter Category Erin—the kind of energy that moves markets, heals nations, and writes new histories.

Timeline of a Testimony

2005 - Witnessed Katrina’s devastation. Began working in U.S. federal recovery programs.

2006–2016 - Served in FEMA, DHS, HUD, and national training teams. Led recovery operations and equity-focused planning.

2017 - Founded Global Works Consulting Group. Bridged federal experience with private sector agility.

2021–2025 - Expanded operations to Ghana and across Africa. Became a dual citizen. Built international partnerships.

2025 - Launched Radically Rich Innovation Hub, Global Works Cares, and new investment pathways across the diaspora.

Now - Writing books, mentoring leaders, securing global contracts, and building legacy.

Final Word: I Am the Storm and the Shelter

So as Hurricane Erin writes her name across weather history, know this:

I’ve done the same across policy, people, and purpose.

I don’t just make waves—I shift shorelines. I don’t just weather storms—I become them. And like Erin spinning in the Atlantic, I’ve learned to hold space and power without breaking anything—except the limits people placed on me.

This is #CategoryErin energy.

This is #RadicalResilience.

This is what happens when faith, federal mastery, and fierce femininity align.

Follow the storm. Follow the strategy. Follow the shift.

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